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7 | 7 | Launched in direct response to the Google announcement, the site defends Android's core promise: an open platform where anyone can build, share, and install apps without centralized gatekeeping. |
8 | 8 | It aims to inform on the impacts on consumers, developers, states and coordinate resistance. |
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| 10 | +## Getting Informed |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +If you're new to this issue or want to understand what's at stake, the following resources cover the story from multiple angles. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +### Editorial & Opinion |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +- ["An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification"](https://f-droid.org/en/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html) — F-Droid |
| 17 | +- ["Application Gatekeeping: An Ever-Expanding Pathway to Internet Censorship"](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/application-gatekeeping-ever-expanding-pathway-internet-censorship) — EFF |
| 18 | +- ["Pluralistic: Darth Android"](https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/01/fulu/) — Cory Doctorow |
| 19 | +- ["What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading"](https://f-droid.org/en/2025/10/28/sideloading.html) — F-Droid |
| 20 | +- ["F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree"](https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html) — F-Droid |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +### Press Coverage |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +- ["With developer verification, Google's Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android's open legacy"](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/with-developer-verification-googles-apple-envy-threatens-to-dismantle-androids-open-legacy/) — Ars Technica |
| 25 | +- ["Google kneecaps indie Android devs, forces them to register"](https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/android_developer_verification_sideloading/) — The Register |
| 26 | +- ["37 groups urge the company to drop ID checks for apps distributed outside Play"](https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/google_android_developer_verification_plan/) — The Register |
| 27 | +- ["Google's Requirement For All Android Developers To Register And Be Verified Threatens To Close Down Open Source App Store F-Droid"](https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/07/googles-requirement-for-all-android-developers-to-register-and-be-verified-threatens-to-close-down-open-source-app-store-f-droid/) — TechDirt |
| 28 | +- ["Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store"](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/google-will-require-developer-verification-for-android-apps-outside-the-play-store/) — TechCrunch |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +### Video |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +- "I Signed a Letter to Google. Here's Why." — Techlore — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU) |
| 33 | +- "Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'" — Louis Rossmann — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBEKlIV_70E) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=QBEKlIV_70E) |
| 34 | +- "F-Droid Will Die in 2026 Unless We Act Now" — Techlore — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRvqdLsnsKY) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=wRvqdLsnsKY) |
| 35 | +- "Google is Removing Sideloading" — LMG Clips — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R76VJtTDJ8) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=-R76VJtTDJ8) |
| 36 | +- "Google's changes to sideloading could end F-Droid" — Linux Weekly News — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMqpm2Ahmt0) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=iMqpm2Ahmt0) |
| 37 | +- "Is F-Droid in Trouble? Google Developer Verification" — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SOOoQWv4kk) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=-SOOoQWv4kk) |
| 38 | +- "Google is Applefying Android: The End of Openness" — ChiefGyk3D — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFOPzixHoLY) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=WFOPzixHoLY) |
| 39 | + |
10 | 40 | ## Contributing |
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12 | 42 | 1. Identify [issues](https://github.com/keepandroidopen/keepandroidopen.github.io/issues). |
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